cassidy

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I asked this in the rookie section, but did not get the answer I'm looking for yet. How do you set the epa adjustment on servos? I am thinking about upgrading the steering servo on my Slayer but want to make sure I don't ruin the new servo. I have read somewhere that if the epa isn't set correctly that it will reduce the life of the servo. I am using the stock Traxxas TQ radio that came with my slayer, the manual doesn't say anything about epa, is even possible with the stock radio?

butch man

Non adjustable on that radio.

Bigedmond

iTrader: (20)

EPA is set on the radio itself. Your radio does not have that adjustment. To set it, you would need to upgrade you radio.

cassidy

iTrader: (4)

So, Can I just go ahead and install the new servo and not worry about it?

Bigedmond

iTrader: (20)

No. Depending on the servo, you can either break the car, or destroy the servo.

Cory Kerber

iTrader: (10)

This here will allow you to set EPA without upgrading your radio.

http://www.servocity.com/html/180o_servo_stretcher.html

cassidy

iTrader: (4)

Thanks for the help guys, but how do I know when the servo is adjusted correctly? I'm assuming that you are just setting the servo to not exceed the amount of travel that the linkage can handle? I just want to make sure I dont riun the new servo.

cassidy

iTrader: (4)

This winter I am going to be racing indoor dirt oval, this sounds like a good tuning tool to help my driving in the turns. Get it set to where I could jam the wheel left and get a rythum going. Then when my driving gets better, back it off some.

Integra

iTrader: (8)

you rarely if ever want to cut back on your steering....most tracks are technical enough that if you dont have Max steering your floating into the fluff and not being able to make the turn's you should be able to.....Yes that is a interesting little device that control's EPA....its no replacement for a Upgraded radio....you dont have to spend 3-400$ on a top end race radio...something like a Futaba 2.4 3pm for 150$ would do the trick nicely....plus having to wire that big honkin board inline with the servo's poses another problem of where to mount it securely.....a Slash might not be a big deal but w/e you race as a dirt oval car it might be a tight fit.